A systematic review on the effectiveness of brief and focused psychotherapies
Abstract
This systematic review study survey Ibero-American publications of the last ten years on the effectiveness of short-form psychotherapy.
The PRISMA statement was applied for systematic review studies in databases that surveyed Spanish- and Portuguese- language papers in the last ten years. The search resulted in 38 publications from nine Ibero-American countries, the largest portion corresponding to Spain (50%). The importance of conducting research on the results of policies on Mental Health is debated. Increased research in this field could aid the region’s health resource management.